Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kudu power station | Gas | 475 |
| 2 | Ruacana | Hydro | 332 |
| 3 | Okakarara power station | Coal | 300 |
| 4 | Arandis Erongo power station | Gas | 250 |
| 5 | Van Eck | Coal | 120 |
| 6 | Arandis | Solar | 50 |
| 7 | Paratus (Walvis) | Oil | 26 |
| 8 | Anixas | Oil | 24 |
| 9 | Langer-Heinrich | Oil | 10 |
| 10 | Otjikoto | Solar | 7 |
| 11 | Otjiwarongo Pv | Solar | 7 |
| 12 | Ohorongo | Solar | 7 |
| 13 | Aussenkehr | Solar | 5 |
| 14 | Osona | Solar | 5 |
| 15 | Omburu | Solar | 4 |
| 16 | Namibia Breweries | Solar | 1 |
There are 16 power plants in Namibia in this open dataset, with about 1,623 MW of total capacity.
Kudu power station is the largest at about 475 MW (gas).
The most common plant type in this dataset is solar (8 plants), across 5 fuel types in total.
Namibia's grid carbon intensity is about 49 gCO₂/kWh, with 97.6% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).
Power plants in Namibia